Fuck it. Let's bring back dueling. [View all]

Since since our culture is so rabidly sensitive to insult (anyone is likely to be insulted by virtually anything at any time), and since our culture seems to be hopelessly addicted to guns and violence, why not just bring back dueling and be done wth it? Makes about as much sense as everythng else we're doing these days...

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Fuck it. Let's bring back dueling. [View all]	JFN1	Dec 2012	OP
What kinds of weapons would you suggest be used?	KansDem	Dec 2012	#1
LOL! Hadn't thought of that!	JFN1	Dec 2012	#2
Dodge Chargers at 20 paces!	Initech	Dec 2012	#4
Black powder pistols are too old fashioned, hm?	sakabatou	Dec 2012	#7
My understanding is that the challenged has the choice. N/t	Bonhomme Richard	Dec 2012	#10
Wet noodles in a mud pond.	ananda	Dec 2012	#14
Flamethrowers at five would be wonderful for the gene pool. (nt)	Posteritatis	Dec 2012	#45
Shots of jaeger meister.	DocMac	Dec 2012	#58
What do you think happens all day around here? nt	rrneck	Dec 2012	#3
I was at Alexander Hamilton's grave a few weeks ago	DollarBillHines	Dec 2012	#5
Well he was porking Burrs old lady too	Resonance_Chamber	Dec 2012	#18
Burr was no angel either...	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2012	#29
I wasn't aware adultry was a capital offense back then	Major Nikon	Dec 2012	#48
Aw, Gee...Do you think Burr's "old lady' could have shot someone Burr might have "porked"?	whathehell	Dec 2012	#51
Topless Female Duelists!	Resonance_Chamber	Dec 2012	#53
Only if topless females can duel with Bottomless males...Can you say "Castration Anxiety"?	whathehell	Dec 2012	#56
He was a fascinating character.	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2012	#28
I love old graveyards	DollarBillHines	Dec 2012	#38
Allow me to recommend	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2012	#42
I remember a story about Hamilton...	truebluegreen	Dec 2012	#55
But he retook the building for the Patriot Army!	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2012	#61
Yep, I bet they do!	truebluegreen	Dec 2012	#62
The Brits had control of the building...	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2012	#63
Phooey.	truebluegreen	Dec 2012	#64
LOL...	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2012	#65
Fuck it! Lets develop rocket launchers	cbrer	Dec 2012	#6
Well, at least the "glove slapping the face" part, anyway. nt	valerief	Dec 2012	#8
Reminds me of the Simpsons	JFN1	Dec 2012	#9
Lol	a la izquierda	Dec 2012	#44
"glove slap, shut your big yap"	Enrique	Dec 2012	#57
Spitballs at 20 paces	ashling	Dec 2012	#11
Maybe someone could develop an app for that	IDemo	Dec 2012	#12
It could be something like Laser TAG. n/t	Lady Freedom Returns	Dec 2012	#24
Law abiding people almost never get into lethal fights.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#13
Sounds like "truly innocent" is the same thing as "legitimate rape"	Fumesucker	Dec 2012	#19
Read the entire article.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#22
Come on, define "truly innocent" for us	Fumesucker	Dec 2012	#27
Not my words. It was a summary sentence of the entire article.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#35
Well I sure as hell didn't post the term first	Fumesucker	Dec 2012	#37
Even in the 18th, early 19th century most folks avoided them.	GreenStormCloud	Dec 2012	#40
Duelling was illegal in most of the world in the 18th and 19th centuries as well	Posteritatis	Dec 2012	#46
Where precisely, do you find the correlation between...	LanternWaste	Dec 2012	#59
Okay. You first.	Bake	Dec 2012	#15
you read my mind! i was gonna bring that up!	farminator3000	Dec 2012	#16
It is legal	yamblaster200	Dec 2012	#17
That is a stretch of that law, isn't it? n/t	Lady Freedom Returns	Dec 2012	#25
Or better yet, these people that blame video games.	Rex	Dec 2012	#20
Banjos? N/T	beevul	Dec 2012	#21
Now thats my kind of duel!	JFN1	Dec 2012	#23
(Smacks gauntlet) I challenge you to ze duel!	Dash87	Dec 2012	#26
Stay with the old school...	a geek named Bob	Dec 2012	#30
Cool they could correspond snail mail via the seconds explaining their grievances against each other	Resonance_Chamber	Dec 2012	#32
Actually, the time and place were usually arranged via the seconds...	a geek named Bob	Dec 2012	#33
Hell it would be worth dueling with a teahadist just for the correspondence!	Resonance_Chamber	Dec 2012	#34
ummm...	a geek named Bob	Dec 2012	#36
Just think of the comedy potential	Resonance_Chamber	Dec 2012	#47
What the hell... Go whole hog	a geek named Bob	Dec 2012	#49
Why turn dueling into a WWF like event?	Resonance_Chamber	Dec 2012	#50
So we keep it simple and close-knit?	a geek named Bob	Dec 2012	#60
LOL!	whathehell	Dec 2012	#52
I agree do we really want the people who would actually duel in the gene pool?	Resonance_Chamber	Dec 2012	#31
The Republicans have insulted my honor, and I demand satisfaction! n/t	backscatter712	Dec 2012	#39
remember, Backscatter712, they get to pick the time, place, and weapons...	a geek named Bob	Dec 2012	#43
better yet lets make an actual duel monsters game and duel it out	loyalkydem	Dec 2012	#41
Use lawn darts!	Are_grits_groceries	Dec 2012	#54